1976 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1976 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1976 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1976 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Quarterbacks

 * Rodney Allison, Texas Tech (AP-1)
 * Tommy Kramer, Rice (AP-2)

Running backs

 * George Woodard, Texas A&M (AP-1)
 * Ben Cowins, Arkansas (AP-1)
 * Larry Isaac, Texas Tech (AP-1)
 * Alois Blackwell, Houston (AP-2)
 * Curtis Dickey, Texas A&M (AP-2)
 * James Sykes, Rice (AP-2)

Tight ends

 * Gary Haack, Texas A&M (AP-1)
 * Eddie Foster, Houston (AP-2)

Wide receivers

 * Mike Renfro, TCU (AP-1)
 * Sammy Williams, Texas Tech (AP-2)

Guards

 * Dennis Swilley, Texas A&M (AP-1)
 * Mike Sears, Texas Tech (AP-1)
 * Leotis Harris, Arkansas (AP-2)
 * Charles Wilcox, Texas (AP-2)

Tackles

 * Val Belcher, Houston (AP-1)
 * Dan Irons, Texas Tech (AP-1)
 * Danny Johnson, Rice (AP-2)
 * Frank Myers, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Centers

 * R. C. Thielemann, Arkansas (AP-1)
 * Billy Gordon, Texas (AP-2)

Defensive ends

 * Harold Buell, Texas Tech (AP-1)
 * Tank Marshall, Texas A&M (AP-1)
 * Johnnie Meadors, Arkansas (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

 * Wilson Whitley, Houston (AP-1)
 * Edgar Fields, Texas A&M (AP-1)
 * Jimmy Dean, Texas A&M (AP-2)
 * Harvey Hampton, Arkansas (AP-2)

Middle guard

 * Gary Don Johnson, Baylor (AP-1)

Linebackers

 * Robert Jackson, Texas A&M (AP-1)
 * Thomas Howard Sr., Texas Tech (AP-1)
 * Tim Black, Baylor (AP-1)
 * David Hodge, Houston (AP-2)
 * Bill Hamilton, Texas (AP-2)
 * Paul Humphreys, Houston (AP-2)

Defensive backs

 * Gary Green, Baylor (AP-1)
 * Anthony Francis, Houston (AP-1)
 * Greg Frazier, Texas Tech (AP-1)
 * Mark Mohr, Houston (AP-2)
 * Raymond Clayborn, Texas (AP-2)
 * Lester Hayes, Texas A&M (AP-2)
 * Mike Williams, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Placekicker

 * Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Punter

 * Russell Erxleben, Texas (AP-1)

Miscellaneous

 * Offensive Player of the Year: Tommy Kramer, Rice (AP)
 * Defensive Player of the Year: Wilson Whitley, Houston (AP)
 * Coach of the Year: Bill Yeoman, Houston (AP)
 * Newcomer of the Year: Curtis Dickey, Texas A&M (AP)

Key
AP = Associated Press